Sun Security Advisory - A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Netscape Network Security Services (NSS) library suite that is a security component used by most of the Sun Java Enterprise System (JES) components such as Web Server, App Server and Portal Server. This vulnerability may allow a remote unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems during SSLv2 connection negotiation.
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tr><td nowrap="" width="3%" valign="top"><b>Document ID:</b></td><td valign="top" align="left">57643</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" width="3%" valign="top"><b>Title:</b></td><td valign="top" align="left">Document ID 57643</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" width="3%" valign="top"><b>Synopsis:</b></td><td valign="top" align="left">Netscape NSS Library Vulnerability Affects Sun Java Enterprise System </td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" width="3%" valign="top"><b>Update Date:</b></td><td valign="top" align="left">2004-09-16</td></tr></table><hr><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#999999"><td><font color="#ffffff" size="2"><b>Description</b></font></td><td align="right"><b><a href="#top"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Top</font></a></b></td></tr></table><h2>
Sun(sm) Alert Notification
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Sun Alert ID: 57643
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Synopsis: Netscape NSS Library Vulnerability Affects Sun Java Enterprise System
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Category: Security
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Product: Sun Java Enterprise System (JES), Network Security Services (NSS)
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BugIDs: 5069683
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Avoidance: Patch
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State: Resolved
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Date Released: 16-Sep-2004
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Date Closed: 16-Sep-2004
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Date Modified:
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1. Impact
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A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Netscape Network Security Services (NSS) library suite that is a security component used by most of the Sun Java Enterprise System (JES) components such as Web Server, App Server and Portal Server. This vulnerability may allow a remote unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems during SSLv2 connection negotiation. This issue is described in the Internet Security Systems Advisory at <a href="http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/180">http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/180</a>.
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Additional information about JES 2004Q2 can be found at <a href="http://wwws.sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem/">http://wwws.sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem/</a>.
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Additional information about NSS can be found at <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/">http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/</a>.
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2. Contributing Factors
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This issue can occur in the following releases:
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<b>SPARC Platform</b>
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Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 for Solaris 8 without patches <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-114045-12-1">114045-12</a> and 115924-09
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Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 for Solaris 9 without patches <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-114049-12-1">114049-12</a> and <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-115926-10-1">115926-10</a>
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<b>x86 Platform</b>
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Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 for Solaris 9 without patches <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-114050-12-1">114050-12</a> and <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-115927-10-1">115927-10</a>
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<b>Note:</b> Sun Java Enterprise System was not available for Solaris 8 on the x86 Platform for 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 releases.
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To determine the current library version, the following command can be used:
<p></p><pre> # <b>/usr/bin/pkgparam SUNWtls SUNW_PRODVERS</b>
3.3.
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The major JES components that utilize NSS are:
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Web Server
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App Server
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Portal Server
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Messaging
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Calendar
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Instant Messaging
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Directory
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Message Queue
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Access Manager (previously Identity Server)
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Sun Cluster does not use NSS
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3. Symptoms
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There are no visible symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited.
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#999999"><td><font color="#ffffff" size="2"><b>Solution Summary</b></font></td><td align="right"><b><a href="#top"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Top</font></a></b></td></tr></table><h2>
4. Relief/Workaround
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There is no workaround. Please see the "Resolution" section below.
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5. Resolution
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This issue is addressed in the following releases:
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<b>SPARC Platform</b>
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Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 for Solaris 8 with patches <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-114045-12-1">114045-12</a> or later and 115924-09 or later
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Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 for Solaris 9 with patches <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-114049-12-1">114049-12</a> or later and <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-115926-10-1">115926-10</a> or later
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<b>x86 Platform</b>
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Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 for Solaris 9 with patches <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-114050-12-1">114050-12</a> or later and <a href="/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-115927-10-1">115927-10</a> or later
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<b>Notes:</b>
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It is necessary to install both patches to obtain resolution for this issue.
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These patches do not address the Netscape NSS vulnerability in the Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server and Sun Java System Application Server which is described in Sun Alert 57632 at <a href="http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57632-1">http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57632-1</a>.
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